The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-01-07
SPORTING.

Jan. 31-Albert Schoclz, of Chicago, won the
" hour bicycle race at Minneapolis, covering
923 miles. The New York billiard tournament
resulted in victory for Jacob Schaefer who
scored 5000 points to Vignaux' 1858 points.
Feb. lice carnival formally inaugurated at
St. Paul. by the opening of the palace.
March 13-Schaeter won over VignauX in the
five days billiard match, which commenced in
New York on this date. -. A six days bicycle
race closed at Minneapolis; won by Schock,
who made 1,0O9 miles, thus giving him the
worlds championship, the best previous score
being 1.0Q7.
April 29-Opening of baseball season of Ma
tional League in Washington, st. Louis and
New York. The Nationals, Detroits and New
Yorks, playing in those Cities beat the Phila-
delphias, ST. Louis and Bostons
May 3-The champion trotting stallion of the
world, Maxey COBB, died at Belmont Driving
Park, Philadelphia.
May 31-Courtney and Hosmer rowed single
scull race at Albany, N. Y, resulting in
dead heat and Teemer defeated Ross by a
length at Oak Point N. Y.
June 19-Samuel Holl ngsworth made 281l5
miles on bicycle in tweaty-four hours at Green
field, Ind, beating all records.
June 25-The ten-mie bicycle race for the
National championship at Detroit, won by H. N.
Van Siczen, of Chicago, in 35:37.
June 26-The intercollegiate boat race be-
tween Columbia and Harvard at New London,
Conn., won by Columbia; distance, four miles;
time, II :30I.
July 2-Yale won the four mile boat race over
Harvard, at New London, Conn.,: time, 20 :21M.
July 15-At Bay Ridge, Chesapeake Bay, Wal
lace Ross won the three-mile boat race over
John Teemer. In the second race Courtney was
the victor over Lee and Hamm.
Aug. 12-Edward Hanlan rowed three miles
on Lake Quinsigamond, near Worcester, Mass,
in nineteen minutes and twenty-three seconds,
beating all former records.
Aug 25-American yacht race won by the
MayfioWer. which was therefore selected to con-
test the American cup with the English cutter
Galatea. Contest commenced on Sept. z, at
New York, the MayfoWer winning the three
races. Entire cost Of international races $780,,
900.
Sept 1--Hanlan defeated Courtney in the race
at Rockaway Beach, n. Y Beach, of Austria
IL, won the international sculling, match, over
John Teemer, United States; also defeated
Gaudaur, of ST. Louis in the race on the
Thames, for $1,000 and worlds championship.
Oct. 3-Duluth Baseball Club won the North
western League pennant.
Oct. 9--St. Louis club won the American AS
ISOLATION baseball champ onship and the Chi
cago that of the National League.
Oct. 1G-Beach, the champion Australian oars
man, ret red to private life.
Oct. 23-St. Louis Browns won four Of the
seven games begun on the 18th for the worlds
championship, over the Chicago league club.
Nov. 1S-N. e. Young reelected president OF
the National lse-Ball League, at Chicago.
Nov 25-International foot ball match be-
tween American and Canadian teams, won by
the former at East Newark, N. ].
Dec. 9-National Colored Baseball League
organized at Pittsburgh. Pa.
Dec. 17-At second billiard match in Chicago
between Schaefer and Slosson, former Won 500
to 40. Slosson won first match in st. Louis.
Dec. 25-Schock Won the great bicycle race at
Minneapolis, MINI, riding LAOS miles in 142
hours, the fastest time on record.